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| Beans & Greens Howdy from produce central! We've got some lovely local stuff for you, courtesy of E.C.O. - Eastern Carolina Organics, an organization that actually coordinates farmers and retailers so we can bring you fresh, healthy food that didn’t have to make the treck form Khalifoania, land of the Governator. We should be able to continue with lettuces from Ray Christopher of Timberwood Organics through the first of November. E.C.O. is also supplying our beautiful Napa Cabbage and Bok Choy, as well as a few varieties of winter squash. Mr. Stanley Hughes will bring us his beloved beauregard sweet potatoes, collards, and kale. YUM! |
SV Farmers' Market - Last Week! Ghost Stories - Carrboro Trick or Treat at Weaver Street - SV Toothpaste Making Demo |
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| Vote Early Carrboro Buys Tract Meditation for the Nation Salsa Night |
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| Heritage Turkey Dinner Spanish Wine Dinner On the Menu: Bolognese |
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| Weekly Produce Specials Local versus California-Grown |
Recipe: Beans & Greens Spooky Treats |
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Organic Pink Lady Apples (3 lb. bag) |
$3.99/lb. | Save $1.00 |
| Organic Red Seedless Grapes | $1.99/lb. | Super Low! | |
| Local Organic Beauregard Sweet Potatoes |
$.99/lb. | Save $.20 | |
| Florida Tangerines | $1.19/lb. | Yum! | |
| Virginia Stayman Apples | $.99/lb. | Cook or Eat! | |
| Organic Gala Apples | $1.49/lb. | Save $.30! | |
| Stock up on other Weaver Street Market Specials. | |||
| Local versus California-Grown | |
 All right, folks, perhaps it’s time to remind you about our local offerings here in produce. Specifically, I want to talk about the wet-rack (that’s where the lettuce and greens live in a produce department). I want y’all to understand why the local lettuce looks different from the usual California stuff we sell when local is not available. Basically, it’s because it comes from a different “agricultural neighborhood”, with different conditions all around. We don’t have to get into the whole “nature versus nurture” gig or anything, but since it’s not moving as quickly as usual, I figure something’s up. . .In an arid, continuously sunny land like California, the growers can control all the inputs really closely. They don’t have to worry about 90% humidity, or two straight weeks of rain. Or as Carolyn says, they don’t have to fight the “floods, muds, slugs, and bugs” that our local farmers face. These things don’t make the lettuce taste any differently, it just may not have the eye-appeal that some of us are used to. Of course, you all understand why it’s even more beautiful to buy local. This keeps the money in our community and supports our farmers and organic agriculture here at home. It also allows us to have fresher, and therefore, more nutritious foods. So don’t worry about the ribs on the red leaf, or the red clay that may be clinging to the leaf (we do wash it once for you). Just love them! They’re home-grown! |
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| Beans & Greens Recipe | |
 Now here's a little somethin' I dreamed up one day, and I think it turned out pretty good, so why don't you have a go at it - the local, organic chard is due in the store around the first week or so of November, so get ready. Love, Wendy |
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Ingredients 2 medium-large onions 1 bunch of rainbow chard (stems included) 1 can white beans 1/2 cup pesto |
1 cup pine nuts Freshly grated reggiano parmesan Balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper |
| Bringing it all together: Caramelize two medium-large onions. Then throw in a big bunch of chopped up rainbow chard (stems included, of course) and let it wilt. Rinse a regular size can of white beans and throw that in, too, along with some salt, pepper, and a big blob of pesto that your industrious friend gave you (or perhaps that your industrious self made). Now carefully toast two handfuls of pine nuts and toss it all together. Add freshly grated reggiano parmesan, if you like. Serve with balsamic at the table, just a touch will do. I ate this concoction in a sprouted grain tortilla, but I bet it would work better over a little rice, or even with a nice warm sourdough stick and some baked sweet potatoes. Enjoy! Let me know what you think! Love, Wendy |
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| Spooky Treats |
The Weaver Street Market pastry bakers have created some delicious spooky treats for you to enjoy this Halloween season. Haunted Pumpkin Bread, Meringue Bones, Tombstone Sugar Cookies, Owl’s Head Brownies and everyone’s favorite - the Phantasmeringues! Those sweet meringue treats are back for Halloween mischief and fun!Bring a bunch of these treats home for your holiday! But hurry and catch them while you can: these goodies are only available October 17th thru October 31st. |
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| The Southern Village Farmers' Market ... |
 ... ends this Thursday! Don't forget to visit the Farmers' Market at Southern Village this Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Cooler weather crops are in ... greens, peppers, winter squash, pumpkins ... |
| Read more about our local Farmers' Markets. |
| Ghost Stories in Carrboro |
 Carrboro: Friday, October 29 from 5:30 - 7:45 pmGet your costumes ready for Weaver Street Market’s annual Halloween costume contest in conjunction with our Ghost Stories under the stars. Costume Contest Rules: Enter in one category only: 0-5 year-olds or 6-10 year-olds. Costumes will be judged on MOST ORIGINAL, FUNNIEST, AND SCARIEST. All participants must register that evening. Registration begins at 5:30 pm. Winners announced at 7:30 pm. For more information call 929-0010 ext 115. |
| Check out Trick or Treat at Weaver Street Market in Southern Village. |
| Trick or Treat at Weaver Street Market in Southern Village |
 Southern Village: Sunday, October 31 from 6 to 8 pmTrick or Treat at Weaver Street! Spooky, seasonal music by The Tim Stambaugh Band! Free Cookies and Cider! Fire Spinners with Live Percussion (Kia Crascallen with Jill Baldwin & Kevin Brock)! Floetic Ascent is a local dance troupe exploring and sharing perspectives through fusion fire dancing and aerial silk movement. For Halloween, the fire performance is a call to prayer and an agreement to call on the highest self available, to serve as a guide and warrior. |
| Find out about all of the Weaver Street Market Events here. |
| Toothpaste Making Demo - Tuesday, November 2 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm |
Free Samples, too! Come watch as a representative of Tom's of Maine makes spearmint toothpaste - right here in the store. Customers are welcome to join in! About Tom's of Maine from their website: For more than 35 years we have created natural care products for you and your family using pure and simple ingredients from nature. Through the years, we have been guided by one simple notion - do what is right, for our customers, employees, communities, and environment. We call this Natural Care - a philosophy that guides what we make and all that we do. |
| Read more about this company. |
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| Vote Early this Year! | |
The lines are sure to be VERY LONG this November 2nd!Help your fellow voters and yourself by taking care of this before October 30! We have the early voting places and times listed below for Orange, Chatham, Durham, Alamance, Caswell, and Person Counties. A website link is provided for Wake County. |
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ORANGE COUNTY... | |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Morehead Planetarium 250 E Franklin St., Chapel Hill Carrboro Town Hall 301 W Main St., Carrboro Orange County Board of Elections 110 E King St., Hillsborough |
EARLY VOTING TIMES Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday, Oct 30: 9am-5pm (Hillsborough Poll: Open 8am-5pm M-Th, Sat, and 8am-6pm Fridays) |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Dunlap Building 80-F East St., Pittsboro Siler City Community Center 111 South Third Ave., Siler City Goldston Town Hall 355 Goldston Glendon Rd., Goldston North Chatham Community Center 886 Hamlets Chapel Rd., Pittsboro |
EARLY VOTING TIMES Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday: 9am-7pm Saturday, Oct 30: 9am-1pm |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Board of Elections Office 706 W. Corporation Northern High School 117 Tom Wilkenson Rd. Hillside High School 3727 Fayetteville St. Githens Middle School 4800 Old Chapel Hill Rd. |
EARLY VOTING TIMES Monday-Friday: 9am-7pm Saturday, Oct 30: 9am-1pm |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Alamance Co. Youth Services Bldg Auditorium 201 West Elm Street Graham, NC City Hall 106 East Washington Street Mebane, NC 27302 May Memorial Library 342 South Spring Street Burlington, NC 27215 |
EARLY VOTING TIMES Monday-Friday: 8am - 6pm Saturday, Oct 30: 9am - 1pm |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS County Board of Elections 139 E Church Street Yanceyville, NC 27379 |
EARLY VOTING TIMES Monday-Friday: 8:00 - 5:00 Saturday, Oct 30: 8:00 - 1:00 |
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EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Person County Library 319 S. Main Street, Roxboro Timberlake Volunteer Fire Dept 350 Ashley Ave, Timberlake Person County Board of Elections 304 S Morgan St. Room 150 Roxboro, NC |
EARLY VOTING TIMES M-F 8:30 - 5:00 Saturday, Oct 30: 8:30 - 5:00 |
| For Wake County places and times, visit their website. | |
| For other NC counties, visit this website. | |
| Carrboro's Purchase of the Adams Tract is Complete! |
On Thursday, October 14, the Town of Carrboro completed the purchase of the Adams Tract. Considered one of the most beautiful pieces of land left in Carrboro and a significant part of Carrboro’s community heritage, the Adams Tract will remain undeveloped for low-impact recreational uses. The Carrboro Mayor and Board of Aldermen and Carrboro residents have accomplished a long-standing goal to protect the Bolin Creek corridor through land preservation. The Town will maintain the value and the beauty of the 27-acre property by keeping it as a natural area that will be available to the general public. Being located next to Wilson Park, it is a keystone addition to the area’s parks and future greenway system that will link Carrboro and Chapel Hill trails while protecting the water quality of Bolin Creek. |
| Read more about the group dedicated to preserving the Bolin Creek corridor. |
| Yoga Studios Unite in Meditation for the Nation |
Monday November 1, Election Eve, various times and various locations.Don't get those yogis riled up or they will sit down and send good vibes your way! In reaction to the gravity of this year’s election, Triangle area movement and yoga studios are coming together to meditate on the healing of the nation. In this all-partisan, all-denominational event, we will use guided and silent meditation to visualize a positive direction for the country at large. Meditators will encourage visualization of individual's choice of candidate to win, mending of international relations with our allies and our enemies, sending awareness to war-torn areas and regions of potential conflict and fragility, and focus on what individuals want to see come out of this election to help us grow into a more responsible and strong country. This would be the first of such events bringing together different movement and yoga studios to unite on one intention. Each studio will host the event the day before the election at differing times, and all events are open to the public. Here in Carrboro, we will gather on the Weaver Street Market lawn around 6:30 pm. Mark Smith will lead us in some Universal Chanting. To continue, Scott Campbell will guide us in a Laughing Meditation. From there, we will move to our various studios and continue indoors, to warm up, and then settle in for brief periods of guided meditation. For more info, call Donia Robinson at the Carrboro Yoga Company at 933-2921. |
| Visit CYCo's website for more details. |
| Salsa Night - Sponsored by the Town of Carrboro |
Put on your dancing shoes again! Due to the popularity of Summerdipity 'Salsa Night!', the Recreation and Parks Department decided to do another one on a Saturday night so everyone could attend. This dance party features live music by 'Color Latino,' one of the area's hottest Salsa bands. First there will be a short Salsa dance exhibition by Joy Manning and Betto Herrera, two of the Triangle area’s finest Salsa and Mambo instructors, followed by a group beginner’s lesson. These lessons are a total blast and are for people of all dance abilities. After the lesson, the band will play two sets of great dance music and the instructors will be there to help you have a great time!! Wear casual attire and comfortable dance shoes. All ages are welcome. Tickets will be available at Recreation and Park in advance and we highly recommend that you purchase in advance due to the popularity of this event. For more information, please call 918-7364Saturday, October 30th 8:00-11:00PM Ages: all are welcome Fee: $3/person or $8/family or group Carrboro Century Center |
| Visit the Town of Carrboro's website. |
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| Heritage Turkey Dinner: Thursday, November 11, 5:30 pm - 9 pm |
Slow Food USA and Panzanella collaborate to benefit the American Livestock Breed Conservancy (ALBC). You're invited to a Heritage Turkey Dinner on Thursday, November 11 from 5:30 pm until 9:00 pm at Panzanella. This dinner features locally-grown, free-range heritage turkeys, celebrating the American Heritage Turkeys: Bourbon Red, Narragansett, Slate and Spanish Blue. Ten percent of restaurant sales this evening will benefit the ALBC.What is the ALBC? The ALBC, founded in 1977, is the only organization in the US working to conserve rare breeds and genetic diversity in livestock. The need for livestock conservation is urgent. Each day, some breeds move closer to extinction. Each extinction reduces the diversity within the livestock species and the biodiversity of the Earth. Read more. What is Slow Food USA? Slow Food USA is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America. Slow Food USA believes that pleasure and quality in everyday life can be achieved by slowing down, respecting the convivial traditions of the table and celebrating the diversity of the Earth's bounty. Our goal is to put the carriers of this heritage on center stage and educate our membership on the importance of these principles. Read more. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all of the menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| Spanish Wine Dinner: Monday, November 15, 7 pm - 9 pm |
Join us Monday November 15, from 7pm to 9pm at Panzanella for a Spanish wine dinner. For this tasting, we welcome Andoni Uroz from Uroz Beverage. Uroz Beverage has been selling high-quality, well-priced Spanish wines since 1996. We will taste wines from all over Spain including wine regions such as Penedès, Rioja, Rías Biaxas, and Ribera del Duero. Do you like traditionally-made, old world-style wines? Then don’t miss this tasting! Join us and taste the vast array of styles and flavors Spanish wines have to offer and enjoy wonderful and plentiful Spanish-influenced food from Panzanella’s kitchen! The cost for this event is $35 per person. Space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the Customer Service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. We hope to see you there. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all of the menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |
| On the Menu: Bolognese! |
 Well, another week has gone by - so it must be time for the chefs at Panzanella to make some changes to the menu. We’ve got a couple of appetizers, pizzas and entrées that we know you’ll want to try. For a first course, there are two new items: an arugula salad and a shrimp appetizer. The arugula salad, with roasted beets, apples and walnuts, dressed with creamy gorgonzola, is a hearty salad. The spicy arugula offers a nice contrast to the heavier garnishes. The dressing makes this a great cool weather salad. For something warmer, order the shrimp with mint, feta and zucchini. All the ingredients are quick-roasted in a very hot oven to meld the flavors without overcooking them. Served on bruschetta, this is an appetizer that could be ordered for the whole table. From the pizza oven, Chef Peter has two new choices. The first is with artichokes, green olives, sun-dried tomato pesto and parmesan. The second (and my personal favorite) is with prosciutto, dates and chèvre cheese. The sweet and salty yin-yang of the proscuitto and dates are harmonized by the smooth, slightly-tart goat cheese. Remember, ordering a pizza for the whole table is a great way to add a course to a meal for hungry folks. For new entrées, Chef Peter has brought back an old favorite for a return engagement. While the Lamb Lasagna Bolognese sounds simple, it’s anything but. First, boneless leg of lamb is ground and browned in a deep, heavy-bottomed pot. Then, very finely diced celery, carrots and onion are added. Next, red wine is added and reduced. Tomatoes, stock, bay leaf and cinnamons sticks are the final ingredients. The ragu is simmered for a few hours, being allowed to “fall” twice. This is an easy technique to mess up but can really develop great flavor when done correctly. The ragu is not stirred at all for at least 45 minutes. During this time, the meat “falls” to the bottom of the pot. The resulting time on the bottom allows the dish to develop a caramelized flavor. The chef’s trick is in the heat. Too little and you don’t achieve the desired effect. Too much and the burned flavor can’t be eliminated and you have to start over. After the ragu is done, it’s time to make the lasagna. The chefs use fresh (as opposed to dried) pasta dough because, while cooking, fresh dough soaks up the flavors of the ingredients. To complete the lasagna, layers of ragu and creamy béchamel sauce with fontina and parmesan cheese are added. Finally, the lasagna is baked for an hour to perfection. Trust me, it’s very hearty on a cool night. Be sure to look for us next week, as I’ll feature the new lunch menu. See you then. |
| Visit Panzanella's website to view all of the menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). |